Ethics and Professional Practice
Our Ethos
We at Oxford HR have a strong commitment to promoting positive change by ensuring that international development organisations have the people they need to lead and manage them successfully.
Oxford HR will represent both the client's - and the candidate's - interests in a professional and ethical manner with the utmost confidentiality. We are registered under, and compliant with, the UK Data Protection Act 1998.
Fairness and openness with our clients and our candidates
This ethos underlies every aspect of our work and it means that we aim to:
- Treat all candidates and clients fairly, openly and honestly;
- Place the best candidate for each job, only taking into account factors that are relevant to performance in the job;
- Give considered feedback to clients and candidates as far as is practicable;
- Keep our costs as low as possible;
- Work in partnership with candidates and clients, as we believe that it is in all our interests to do so; and
- Work ethically with all our clients, candidates and colleagues.
World-wide reach
Between us, the Oxford HR team have probably visited and/or worked in almost every country in the world. We have worked in the international not-for-profit / social enterprise field for many years, as well as having experience and contacts in the commercial world – not least as an SME ourselves - so we can reach out for leads to colleagues and friends around the world for help in recruiting the very best talent from all fields of work.
Our networks
Oxford HR’s wealth of experience in recruiting and international development means that we are well networked with people working with and in the developing world, including those looking to move to senior roles with international agencies from other professional sectors.
This means that we are able to call on our networks in:
- Aid and development,
- International NGOs and Foundations,
- Governments and the wider public sector,
- Universities and research institutions,
- Public service: health, education, social care, etc.
- International agencies and institutions (UN etc),
- Environmental and civil society organisations,
- Social enterprise, Fair Trade, etc
- International business
- The media.
Diversity & Cultural sensitivity
We are used to approaching people with sensitivity towards those differences in national, religious and personal culture that makes each of us unique. We value this difference and believe that working with this richness makes organisations stronger and more successful.
If you are interested in retaining our services or in obtaining further information on us and our work, please contact us at: +44 (0)1865 510980 for Michael Wills or +44 (0)1865 249513 for Hazel Douglas.
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